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JOHANNESBURG - Archbishop Desmond Tutu on Tuesday urged the Cape Town Opera to abandon a trip to

'Just as we said during apartheid'

Archbishop: only 'thickest-skinned' South Africans would be comfortable performing before excluding…

ABU DHABI - Kalima, the translation project of the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH),

Translated by Sami Abu Yahia and Fuad Ismail…

UNITED NATIONS - UN human rights chiefs and experts launched a new offensive on the US conduct of its

Investigate all allegations in the Wikileak documents

Washington under fire over 'war on terror', Iraq-Afghan conflicts, Wikileaks…

JERUSALEM - A rights group on Monday published new photos of Israeli soldiers posing with a detainee and

'It's the norm in the Israeli military'

Release of new Israel abuse photos seeks to demonstrate that previous incidents not…

JERUSALEM - Israel on Sunday slammed critical remarks made by Middle East Catholic bishops after a

'An anti-Israel majority'

Palestinians welcome Catholic support for end of Israeli occupation of their territories.

meeting chaired by…

Washington on Sunday came under increasing pressure to investigate allegations in the leaked Iraq war

The outcome of the US invasion is still coming out

Human rights organisations demand answers after allegations against US, its allies in Iraq.…

The workers herd cows through the dusty tunnels beneath the Gaza border, but this time they are leading them

Little help to the economy

Palestinians smugglers exporting Israeli products, Gaza raw material into Egypt via tunnels.…

AMMAN- Human Rights Watch on Wednesday called on Jordan to "respect the right to free expression" in the

‘The government is here to silence unwelcome voices’

Jordan urged not to censor news item critical of government regarding general…

WASHINGTON - The US Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether the top US justice official is

John Ashcroft

Controversy over immunity of US justice official over illegal crackdown on Muslims.…

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez vowed Tuesday to back ally Tehran "under any circumstances" as his

'Venezuela seriously considers cooperation with Iran as a holy matter'

Venezuelan President says independent nations can join forces in 'facing…

JERUSALEM - Jewish settlers who vandalise Palestinian trees are not being brought to justice, with police

Palestinians farmers try to extinguish fire set by Jewish settlers

Jewish settlers who vandalise Palestinian trees not being brought to justice by…